Roadside Development Specialist 3

State of Iowa - Executive Branch


Date: 3 days ago
City: Ames, IA
Contract type: Full time
Job Description

Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mission is Making Lives Better Through Transportation . To accomplish our Mission, the person selected for this position will demonstrate actions and behaviors guided by the Iowa Department of Transportation’s five CORE values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception .

Location: Ames, Iowa

Shift Requirements: Days, Monday through Friday, travel required.

Do you embrace and encourage a culture that thrives on innovative ideas and leading changes that result in effective process and project improvements? Do you flourish in a professional, positive team environment? As a Roadside Development Specialist 3 in the Office of design you will successfully help to enhance Iowa’s roadsides, by developing roadside landscape projects, working with IA DOT staff to administer projects and provide technical expertise.

With your commitment to excellence and desire to learn, you will be responsible for identifying the needs of IA DOT staff statewide, conducting field work and inspections, producing landscape construction plans, and following projects from conception through construction to guarantee their success.

This position requires strong communication skills, knowledge and experience working with Iowa's native plant communities, knowledge of erosion control strategies, landscape design, and the ability to manage projects in a timely manner. You will provide technical assistance to internal staff, consultant and contractors while utilizing CADD and other advanced software applications.

Special Requirements

Requires valid Driver’s License.

What We Offer YOU

  • Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
  • Insurance benefits start first of the month following 30 days of employment. 2024 health and dental insurance premiums can be found here .
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Paid time off effective immediately - biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year.
  • Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
  • Optional 401A plan with employer contributions.
  • Employee Discount Programs from variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial).

We encourage you to view more about the State of Iowa Employee benefits and costs at the State of Iowa Employee Benefits Website !

You have the freedom to flourish in Iowa – Apply today!

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing any screening, interviewing, pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please direct your request to the Affirmative Action & Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/EEO) Officer at: [email protected]

Reasonable accommodation such as: interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment / devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

  • All of the following: (a, b, and c):
  • Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in agronomy, landscape architecture, engineering, horticulture, or forestry; and
  • Three years of full-time work experience in professional roadside development, site plan development, pollution prevention plan development, or watershed management; and
  • A total of two years of education and/or full-time experience in agronomy, landscape architecture, engineering, horticulture, or forestry, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work equals one year of full-time experience.
  • Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes three years of full-time work as a Roadside Development Specialist 2.

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